Live Cricket Score | Australia Women vs England Women Live Score & Commentary | AUS-W vs ENG-W Scorecard, Womens Ashes

2nd ODI • Junction Oval • Melbourne

England Women

129 (45.2)

Australia Women

131/5 (35.2)

AUS-W won by 5 wickets

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Playing XI

Player of the Match Ellyse Perry

40(64)

3/12

ENG-W s

AUS-W s

Info

England Women s

129/10 (45.2)

Batters

Lauren Winfield Hill

66.67

lbw b A King

Tammy Beaumont

40.00

c AJ Healy b EA Perry

Heather Knight

50.00

lbw b J Jonassen

Natalie Sciver

32.00

c A Sutherland b J Jonassen

Amy Jones

51.85

lbw b T McGrath

Sophia Dunkley

13.33

lbw b EA Perry

Danielle Wyatt

0.00

c M Lanning b A Sutherland

Charlotte Dean

0.00

c AJ Healy b EA Perry

Sophie Ecclestone

49.23

Not out

Kate Cross

0.00

lbw b T McGrath

Anya Shrubsole

46.67

c AJ Healy b T McGrath

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 1, NB: 0, W: 3)

TOTAL

(45.2 Ov, RR: 2.85)

129/10

Bowlers

EXT

2.86

1.71

4.89

2.30

2.78

3.2

1.20

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Tammy Beaumont

c AJ Healy b EA Perry

1-11

3.6

Lauren Winfield Hill

lbw b A King

2-40

10.3

Natalie Sciver

c A Sutherland b J Jonassen

3-57

17.2

Heather Knight

lbw b J Jonassen

4-59

19.3

Sophia Dunkley

lbw b EA Perry

5-66

23.4

Danielle Wyatt

c M Lanning b A Sutherland

6-67

24.4

Charlotte Dean

c AJ Healy b EA Perry

7-68

25.4

Amy Jones

lbw b T McGrath

8-107

39.3

Kate Cross

lbw b T McGrath

9-107

39.6

Anya Shrubsole

c AJ Healy b T McGrath

10-129

45.2

Australia Women s

131/5 (35.2)

Batters

Alyssa Healy

55.00

c LW Hill b NRS Sciver

Rachael Haynes

50.00

c AE Jones b A Shrubsole

Meg Lanning

0.00

b KL Cross

Ellyse Perry

62.50

runout (KL Cross)

Tahlia McGrath

63.33

b KL Cross

Ashleigh Gardner *

91.18

Not out

Annabel Sutherland

10.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 6, NB: 0, W: 1)

TOTAL

(35.2 Ov, RR: 3.71)

131/5

Did not Bat

Nicola Carey, Jess Jonassen, Alana King, Megan Schutt

Bowlers

EXT

4.17

3.11

5.75

2.00

2.2

2.57

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Rachael Haynes

c AE Jones b A Shrubsole

1-17

5.5

Meg Lanning

b KL Cross

2-18

6.4

Alyssa Healy

c LW Hill b NRS Sciver

3-49

14.4

Tahlia McGrath

b KL Cross

4-85

24.6

Ellyse Perry

runout (KL Cross)

5-99

27.2

Match Info

Date & Time

06 Feb, 04:35 AM IST

Venue

Junction Oval, Melbourne

Match

2nd ODI,

Womens Ashes

Umpires

Bruce Oxenford (Australia), Eloise Sheridan (Australia), Claire Polosak (Australia, TV)

Referee

Steve Bernard (Australia)

Toss

Australia Women elected to bowl

4 0 1 0 0 0

Over 33

Runs: 5

0 0 1 0 1lb 1

Over 34

Runs: 3

6 4 0 0 0 1

Over 35

Runs: 11

1 4lb

Over 36

Runs: 5

All Overs

Player of the Match Ellyse Perry

40(64)

3/12

Commentary

That is all we have for you from this game then as Pradeep and myself (Rishab) sign off now. Well, the Sunday is only getting started yet and we have more action lined up for you throughout the day so do stay with us. Have a great day folks. See ya!

Right then, Australia did take their time but they could afford to do so as well with not a lot to chase. They started slow in the first ten overs losing a couple of wickets as well. The English seamers were commendable with the new ball to get the lines and lengths spot on and build some pressure in those initial overs with the ball moving around.

However, it was that inning from Ellyse Perry that really steered Australia through the chase. She showed great intent right from the word go and ensured that England had no chance of really going at Australia. She would only be disappointed to not have finished the game herself. Three wickets to go with 40 runs and her all-round display won her the Player of the Match as well, and rightly so.

Ashleigh Gardner then came in and got things done quickly, much to the hosts liking with her unbeaten 31 in the end. It wasn't as easy for Australia as we would have expected it to be, nonetheless, they will be pleased with this all-round performance as they dominated the game for most.

It was a must-win game for England to keep the series alive with the Ashes already conceded. However, to add to their disappointment, they have also lost the ODI series now. It was a batting failure and the bowlers could not have done a lot, even though they put up a fight. They will want to put up a better display in the coming match.

It all goes down to the final game then, with Australia hoping for a whitewash and England looking to finish things on a high and salvage some pride. Still an important game keeping the preparations for the World Cup in mind despite it being a dead rubber from the series perspective!

Meg Lanning (Captain, Australia): Outstanding effort from all our bowlers today, credit to them, I think the wicket played a little bit better than what it showed. There's always something in it for the other, just need to exploit that and Jonassen and King set it up, Perry as well with the ball, it was nice to be able to get the ten wickets in the end, would've loved to finish well with the bat but nice to get a win nonetheless. Darcie Brown missed out today, gave Perry the opportunity to take the new ball and throughout the series, it's the best I've seen her bowl in a long time. I think again, we're coming here to win that game, we probably haven't played our best cricket in the series, we've played well in the patches and won big moments that was needed but we probably haven't put together a full game, I think Tuesday provides us with the opportunity to do that.

Heather Knight (Captain, England): Yea, it wasn't an easy wicket, it was slow as we expected and start grinding out those tough runs out there. It was Sophie and Amy that showed how to do that towards the end. 200 on that wicket, we would've been in the game all the time. These are the lessons we hopefully can learn from ahead of the World Cup. I think it's going to be same wicket, so, we're going to have a find way to address the batting, try to play straight down the ground, Perry showed us how to do that. Just get some partnership and play well in patches to get the game moving.

Time for the presentations!

Ellyse Perry has been adjudged the Player of the match for her all round performance today!

Perry: Really lovely to win today and I guess win the Ashes which is most important. Great contest for us for the last couple of weeks, wonderful crowd and great atmosphere to play cricket. I think nice to get a few away early in the inning, feels good about it. It was good bowling from England at the start, they pitched it up in the right areas and kept asking questions. But, I'm happy we finished the game well in the end and to do it in front of the crowd is amazing.

And that is that! Done and dusted as Australia eventually get home comfortably with five wickets and just about 15 overs to spare in this chase. They have also sealed the ODI series 2-0 with this convincing win!

35.2 Charlie Dean to Ashleigh Gardner, FOUR! That's it, it's all over. Australia won the game by 5 wickets. Took a bit of time but they went over the line in the end, drops it short and skids into Gardner as she goes on the backfoot and looks to whip it away but misses, brushes the pad and runs all the way down to fine-leg for a boundary!

35.1 Charlie Dean to Annabel Sutherland, low full toss, looped it on the off-stump and Sutherland comes forward and whacked that one down to mid-off, the fielder with a dive gets a hand to it and slows it down, they pick up a single.

A big over for Australia and Gardner has shown some great intent there. The target is down to single figures now and Australia are just a hit or two away from finishing this off then. This has been a good partnership to ensure they get over without more trouble. Just 5 needed!

overs

125 /5 score

runs

Ashleigh Gardner *

29 (32)

Annabel Sutherland

2 (20)

Anya Shrubsole

1 /28

34.6 Anya Shrubsole to Ashleigh Gardner, EDGED BUT SAFE! Back of a length on the outside off, Gardner leans into the drive, gets a thick outside edge down to third-man for just a single.

34.5 Anya Shrubsole to Ashleigh Gardner, length delivery, nips back into Gardner on the middle and leg sharply, leans into it and clips it to the left of short mid-wicket fielder with a dive.

34.4 Anya Shrubsole to Ashleigh Gardner, back of a length delivery, tails into Gardner on the middle and leg, gets inside the line and clips it straight to square-leg fielder.

Gardner is in a hurry now!

34.3 Anya Shrubsole to Ashleigh Gardner, back of a length tails into Gardner on the middle and off, gets right behind the line to defend it back to the bowler.

34.2 Anya Shrubsole to Ashleigh Gardner, FOUR MORE! Gardner is in a hurry now, back of a length down the leg-side, bit too straight and Gardner swivels and helps it around the corner and into the fence for another boundary! Just 6 needed now!

34.1 Anya Shrubsole to Ashleigh Gardner, SIX! BANG! That's more like it from Gardner, length delivery on the off-stump, in the slot for her as she PUMMELS it just over the long-off fence for a maximum!

Australia are doing this easily and sensibly now. They just need to keep knocking this off and need not do anything silly from here. Not that a wicket or two will put them in much trouble anyway. However, they'd want to get this done quickly!

overs

114 /5 score

1lb

runs

Ashleigh Gardner *

18 (26)

Annabel Sutherland

2 (20)

Charlie Dean

0 /4

33.6 Charlie Dean to Ashleigh Gardner, OH! Direct-hit was needed and misses the mark by a mile. Length delivery on the outside off, Gardner drives it straight to mid-off and takes off immediately, the fielder has a shy at the stumps and misses, Gardner would've been gone for all money!